In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FLITTERED
Verb
flittered
simple past tense and past participle of flitter
Source: Wiktionary
FLITTER
Flit"ter, v. i.
Definition: To flutter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Flit"ter, v. t.
Definition: To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.] Lowell.
Flit"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i.]
Definition: A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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